Results: Meryl Streep -- In A Class By Herself
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Meryl Streep is widely considered to be the greatest living actress, having been in the industry for over thirty years, appearing in an outstanding 51 movies, and that does not include TV and stage. She has been nominated for an Oscar 19 times--and won 3 times, plus has nominations and has been nominated or won the Emmy, Tony, SAG, Golden Globes, Grammy...I think you get the point. Are you a fan of Meryl Streep?
Definitely yes!!
35%
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577 votes
Yes
18%
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297 votes
Sort of -- like some roles
27%
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446 votes
No, not a fan
17%
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280 votes
Exactly who is Meryl Streep (yes, I live under a rock)?
3%
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46 votes
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Meryl just premiered her new movie, 'Ricki And The Flash', where she stars alongside Kevin Kline and Rick Springfield. Her real life daughter Mamie Gummer also plays her daughter in the movie--and bears a striking resemblance to her mother (looks and talent-wise). Did you see this movie or do you plan to?
Saw it and loved it
4%
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60 votes
Saw it, and it was OK
2%
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34 votes
Saw it and did not like it
1%
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23 votes
Plan to see it
23%
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385 votes
No plans to see it
37%
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603 votes
May see it when it's on DVD, or TV but no plans to see it now
22%
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354 votes
Never heard about it
11%
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187 votes
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Recently Vulture.com ranked Meryl's movies from best to not the best (can't rank any movie she's in as the worst, they said). 'Ricki And The Flash', by the way, came in at number 26. Here are the top 10 movies, from best down. Which of these on the list are your favorite performances by this talented actress?
Sophie's Choice
21%
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349 votes
Adaptation
4%
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65 votes
The Deer Hunter
15%
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244 votes
Defending Your Life
5%
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89 votes
Silkwood
20%
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336 votes
Kramer vs Kramer
29%
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479 votes
The Bridges Of Madison County
23%
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378 votes
The Devil Wears Prada
34%
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561 votes
Julie & Julia
22%
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366 votes
A Cry In The Dark
7%
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119 votes
Don't like any of these performances
24%
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388 votes
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Here's some Meryl Streep trivia for you. How many of these facts about Meryl did you know? Not only talented--she's educated too! Educated at Yale University. Studied Drama. Graduated from Vassar College in 1971.
11%
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188 votes
Back at the Drama school, she and Sigourney Weaver appeared in a play staged in a swimming pool together. The play was called 'The Frogs.'.
4%
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64 votes
Was romantically involved with actor John Cazale for a total of 7 years, culminating with his death at age 42 in 1978 from bone cancer. She is very reluctant to discuss the relationship with anyone.
6%
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104 votes
Has a deviated septum, which she refuses to have fixed.
4%
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63 votes
In 2000, named an Officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2%
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38 votes
She left her just-claimed Oscar for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) on the back of a toilet during the 1979 festivities.
6%
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95 votes
Originally applied to Law School but slept in on the morning of her interview and took it as a sign she was destined for other things.
3%
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50 votes
The children's TV series Sesame Street (1969) has featured a character named
2%
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39 votes
Has only been turned down for four roles: Michelle Straton in American Gigolo (1980), Patsy Cline in Sweet Dreams (1985), Miss Kenton in The Remains of the Day (1993), and Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998).
3%
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50 votes
Her husband, Don Gummer, is a sculptor, and his work is showcased throughout NYC
6%
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98 votes
Signs cheques with her real name - Mary Louise Gummer.
3%
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44 votes
Through the television series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2010), she learned that she is a distant relative of director Mike Nichols.
2%
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41 votes
Kept the sunglasses she wore in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and used them again during the "Money Money Money" sequence in Mamma Mia! (2008)
5%
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81 votes
I'm a 'Streeper' (what Meryl's biggest fans call themselves) -- I know all of these facts
2%
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32 votes
Know none of these facts
71%
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1165 votes
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